Day 25: Cards, walks, clicks and much more

I caught up with a lot of activities which I have missed off late  :)

Morning, I made a card!! A send off card :) Parting is a difficult thing to do but making a card to be given as something to remember you by is definitely worth the effort.I fell in love with the card making idea about six months back I think. Isn't it a wonderful thought to make a card and give someone. I mean, I found it of a greater value than picking one up from the store. Hobby Ideas is one fabulous place for craft lovers. Just like a bookstore, I jus love to walk around that store, pick up all kinds of stuff, colored papers, wrinkled papers, buttons, dies, embellishments.. ahh its heaven...

I took a long walk today. A very long walk. Pulled out my dusty old leather back pack. Gave it a whack or two. It looked as new as ever. It was something that my mum had brought for me. Packed an umbrella, my tiny green note book, a pen, camera.. Put on my shoe. And jus walked.

I walked all the way till Bistro Claytopia. I jus love the place. The lighting, the furniture, the tree that is growing inside. It jus makes me happy. Ordered myself a cup of coffee and a sandwich.
I leisurely spent forty five minutes. Walked all the upto 100 ft road, clicking random stuff. :)


This is one thing I have'nt done in a long long while. :) So I guess, I'm becoming myself again :)
And yeah, I spoke to my father. Somedays I jus feel so happy speaking to him.. Really really happy

And finally, a costume part is in the cards :)

:)

Day 24 : Nothing like hanging out with buddy

I could hear my heart thumping against my chest at the thought of this arrival. Its been ages since I saw him. Though I was watching the television, my ears caught every sound outside. I could hear clanking of vessels from the tea stall across the road, vehicles rushing down the road,  a child crying, my neighbours radio, the wind howling. I kept moving from one sound to another. And then I suddenly hear the faint moan of the hinges of my gate while it is being swung open, the familiar, firm steps..

My heart started racing.. And woosh I see a hand opening the door.... My best friend... The charming smile and the bear hug...

Possibly the best after in a very very long time :)

Day 23 : The joys of being a programmer

I don't think people quite get it when I say, I love programming. or that code runs through my veins. I don't blame them either.

I have often been offered sympathetic rolling of eyes from people when I say, I work in software industry.
"Oh how you people are made to work long hours", "isn't it a stressful life", "they say people can go crazy if they stay in this industry for long".. I cut them short with a simple answer, some people are molded for this field and some aren't. I equate it to the feeling of conquering the heights of mountains, the elation of touching the ground of the deepest abyss. The sheer pleasure of watching your sweat, tears and sleepless hours, come into life is nothing short of addictive.

Most often I find myself running through the labyrinth of xaml code, chased by data binding and logic, where classes are at constant war for the possession of data and variables. And yet I find myself full of awe when I see intricacies of point manipulation, the resilient but intriguing algorithm, how some write the most amazing solutions for solving a problem, or when your program run flawlessly :)

The life of a programmer is always at the edge, trekking up the treacherous code, uncertain of the changes to come, he is always vigilant as the tiger hunting for its prey but working diligent as an ant. For every line for code you write, forms the building block on which the empire is built. To be constantly reminded of the unnecessary for-loop, initialization, or a simple if case which may cause the whole castle to tumble down like a pile of paper blown away in the wind.

Yes indeed, some days of a programmer is soaked in nothing but a pile of useless code, discarded changes, futile efforts and a bagful of frustration. There are painful days when no amount of debugging would give you the reason as to why the code is behaving like a lunatic! or the program flow is leaving you befuddled. You lean on the table, closer to the monitor, and scratch your head in bewilderment!!

But those clouded days are often covered by the bright and sunny ones with a rainbow at the end. Those days, when every line you write is a fruitful contribution to the existing code base, when your programming blitzkrieg brings out nothing but euphoria!, those 'aha' moments when that tangled up code miraculously unfolds before you, when your code has resurrected from the ravages of consistent breaking down, bug fixing and restructuring to solve a problem brilliantly.

Every "wow" app/program is a display of superior craftsmanship. From a few lines of code, it grows feature by feature, slow and steady. Every feature is subjected to various factors like the visual appeal, functionality, intuitiveness. Hence undergoes umpteen number of surgeries of restructuring, modifying, testing, thus evolving into a remarkable experience. It then, coyly hold hands with the magnificent UI and steps into the app world!

Programming is a windows to a different world, a world of the infinite possibilities. A million solutions to the same problem. Where you dive deep into the heart of the problem and emerge out with an ingenious solution.

So yeah, life of a programmer, is tough, it is not for the light hearted. :D


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Day 22: Chit-Chat, more excitement

I had a fabulous day! I never thought writing could be more fun.  Met a founder of a travel organizer today. A start up for women. Impressive isn't it. How may of you ladies out there have said "Oh how I wish I was a guy!!" The luxury of a guys to roam about, to be independent, see more places!

And group like this is what I have been looking. Especially when my travel gang that I had for 2 years, simply got wiped off in a month. Ahh, I guess the sole consolation I have now, is that I have had some of the best moments with them.

So being a part of such a team and to travel is something that I'm looking forward to.!!

Day 4 of the diet was a bit of failure :(

Day 21: A compliment makes your day

Some thing I have noticed for the past few weeks is that, I happen to make new connections.. I mean those new areas which I always wanted to try.. :) Gonna meet the founder of a travel start up on saturday, then I met a media person.

Sounds good.. Feels happy.. I get goosebumps when people compliment my writing... I mean, I never thought a good word would make so much of difference..  The urge to bring out, new articles, click better pictures, have increased....

Day 2 of diet, about to end.. Its difficult.. But lemme jus try :D.. 5 more days to go..

Day 20: More yoga, and yet another attempt of dieting

I never realised that its been 20 days since I committed to blogging one good thing a day. Proud moment. I hope I can strike '100 blog posts' from my wishlist! :D

Got to mat again. After a grueling one hour of asana practice, serenity of a shavasana is bliss. But I need to work on a lot of them. My one year of yoga journey has been fabulous, inspiring, refreshing. I fell in love with it after the first few days. Thanks to all my amazing teachers and my Yoga Studio Management.

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Today is my first day of the GM diet. The day was tough, Although you are eating fruits, constant pangs of hunger keeps you awake all day. Luckily Day 1 is about to end. Tomorrow is the veggie day. A tougher one I suppose. I need to lose atleast 5kg :) C'mon jus five kg. And I promise I'll be take care of my food habits from now on. :)

There is something else I'm happy about, I have an Onam sadya on Monday!!! Somehow I wanted an onam celebration this time. Looks like I'm gonna have one! :D

Yaaaaay!! :D

Day 19: Back to mat

I hit my yoga mat today after one whole month! Though I had to drag myself to the yoga studio, I did it. And I feel really good. Believe it or not, yoga does wonders to your mind, body and soul. It heals, it nurtures, it does so many good things.

Feeling wonderful to be back on mat!! :D

From tomorrow I'm back on track!!

Yaayy!! :D